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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 309 · 40 questions
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How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.

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  1. 1.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  3. 3.Make a sentence: was / She / if / I / free. / asked
  4. 4.Make a sentence: down. / us / The / teacher / told / sit / to
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  7. 7.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  13. 13.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  14. 14.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  16. 16.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: us / down. / told / The / to / sit / teacher
  20. 20.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  22. 22.Make a sentence: to / He / not / me / asked / late. / be
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  28. 28.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
  30. 30.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  31. 31.Make a sentence: me / asked / not / be / to / late. / He
  32. 32.Make a sentence: me / was / mother / I / going. / My / asked / where
  33. 33.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Ravi / was / told / that / me / shop / closed. / the
  36. 36.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  37. 37.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  39. 39.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

Answer key

  1. said
  2. to be
  3. She asked if I was free.
  4. The teacher told us to sit down.
  5. Can she swim?
  6. The doctor said that I should rest.
  7. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  8. if
  9. was
  10. Can she swim?
  11. My mother asked me where I was going.
  12. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  13. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  14. वह तैर सकती है।
  15. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  17. liked
  18. He said that he was tired.
  19. The teacher told us to sit down.
  20. Are
  21. told
  22. He asked me not to be late.
  23. She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. She can swim.
  25. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. I like this song.
  27. was
  28. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  29. Neha said that she would call me.
  30. doesn't
  31. He asked me not to be late.
  32. My mother asked me where I was going.
  33. Can she swim?
  34. She can swim.
  35. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  36. She cannot swim.
  37. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  38. She cannot swim.
  39. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  40. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

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